PUT THE GUN DOWN AND PUT A PEACE SIGN UP!

The senseless and tragic murder of New York City resident Marc Carson in Greenwich Village late on Friday, May 17, 2013, is another heartbreaking reminder that despite political and social progress in recent years, LGBT people continue to be singled out for discrimination, abuse and even deadly violence.

Community members, elected officials, LGBT community leaders, health leaders and allies came together on Thursday, May 23 at 7:00pm in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at the Houston Garden Center at Hermann Park to denounce hate violence and mourn this senseless death. The tragedy of Carson’s death is a reminder that anti-gay bigotry and discrimination still exist everywhere; including in places like Houston which violence against gays is on the rise.